Suborbital Industry at the Edge of Space /

• Main Author: Seedhouse, Erik (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Engineering.; Entrepreneurship.; Astronomy.; Astrophysics.; Cosmology.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology.

Until recently, spaceflight has been the providence of a select corps of astronauts whose missions, in common with all remarkable exploits, were experienced vicariously by the rest of the world via television reports and Internet feeds. These spacefarers risked their lives in the name of science, ex...